Wellard loses $77m as high cattle prices encourage beef export rivals

Andrew Marshall
September 6 2017 - 11:00am
Persistently high Australian cattle prices have allowed frozen Indian buffalo meat to gain a foothold in the Indonesian market which will have an ongoing impact on demand for Australian cattle says Australia's biggest livestock exporter, Wellard.
Persistently high Australian cattle prices have allowed frozen Indian buffalo meat to gain a foothold in the Indonesian market which will have an ongoing impact on demand for Australian cattle says Australia's biggest livestock exporter, Wellard.

Australia looks to have lost a notable share of its Indonesian beef market to cheap frozen buffalo imports from India, possibly forever, says big cattle exporter Wellard.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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